Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 1

English → Spanish CHAPTER II. Level 6/10

We went tiptoeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow's garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn't scrape our heads.

Fuimos de puntillas por un sendero entre los árboles hacia el fondo del jardín de la viuda, agachándonos para que las ramas no nos rozaran la cabeza.

When we was passing by the kitchen I fell over a root and made a noise.

Cuando pasábamos junto a la cocina, tropecé con una raíz e hice ruido.

We scrouched down and laid still.

Nos agachamos y nos quedamos quietos.

Miss Watson's big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door; we could see him pretty clear, because there was a light behind him.

El negro grande de la señorita Watson, llamado Jim, estaba sentado en la puerta de la cocina; podíamos verlo bastante bien, porque había una luz detrás de él.

He got up and stretched his neck out about a minute, listening.

Se levantó y estuvo estirando el cuello como un minuto, escuchando.

Then he says:

Entonces dijo:

"Who dah?"

«¿Quién anda ahí?»

He listened some more; then he come tiptoeing down and stood right between us; we could a touched him, nearly.

Escuchó un poco más; luego bajó de puntillas y se quedó justo entre nosotros; casi podríamos haberlo tocado.

Well, likely it was minutes and minutes that there warn't a sound, and we all there so close together.

Pues bien, seguramente pasaron minutos y minutos sin que se oyera ningún sonido, y todos allí tan juntos.

There was a place on my ankle that got to itching, but I dasn't scratch it; and then my ear begun to itch; and next my back, right between my shoulders.

Empezó a picarme un lugar en el tobillo, pero no me atrevía a rascarme; luego me empezó a picar la oreja; y después la espalda, justo entre los hombros.

Seemed like I'd die if I couldn't scratch.

Parecía que me iba a morir si no me rascaba.

Well, I've noticed that thing plenty times since.

Pues bien, desde entonces he notado eso muchísimas veces.

If you are with the quality, or at a funeral, or trying to go to sleep when you ain't sleepy—if you are anywheres where it won't do for you to scratch, why you will itch all over in upwards of a thousand places.

Si estás con gente distinguida, o en un funeral, o intentando dormirte cuando no tienes sueño —si estás en cualquier lugar donde no puedas rascarte— pues te picará por todas partes en más de mil sitios.

Pretty soon Jim says:

Al poco rato Jim dijo:

"Say, who is you? Whar is you? Dog my cats ef I didn' hear sumf'n.

«Oye, ¿quién eres tú? ¿Dónde estás? Que me maten si no oí algo.

Vocabulary

Fuimos: We went; past tense of 'ir' (to go).
de: Of, from; very common Spanish preposition.
puntillas: Tiptoes; walking quietly on the tips of toes.
por: Through, by, for; versatile Spanish preposition.
sendero: A narrow path or trail through nature.
entre: Between, among; indicates position among things.
árboles: Trees; plural of árbol, a woody plant.
hacia: Toward; indicating direction of movement.
fondo: Back, bottom, far end of a space.
jardín: Garden; an outdoor space with plants.
viuda: Widow; a woman whose husband has died.
agachándonos: Ducking down, crouching; reflexive gerund of agacharse.
para: In order to, for; indicates purpose or goal.
ramas: Branches; the limbs extending from a tree trunk.
nos: Us, ourselves; first-person plural object pronoun.
rozaran: Would graze or brush against; subjunctive of rozar.
cabeza: Head; the uppermost part of the human body.
Cuando: When; conjunction introducing a time clause.
pasábamos: We were passing by; imperfect tense of pasar.
junto: Next to, beside; indicates proximity to something.
cocina: Kitchen; the room where food is prepared.
tropecé: I tripped or stumbled; preterite of tropezar.
raíz: Root; the underground part of a plant.
e: And; used before words starting with 'i' sound.
hice: I made, I did; preterite tense of hacer.
ruido: Noise; an unwanted or loud sound.
Nos: Us, ourselves; reflexive or object pronoun, first plural.
agachamos: We crouched down; preterite of agacharse.
quedamos: We stayed, remained; preterite of quedarse.
quietos: Still, motionless; adjective describing absence of movement.
negro: Black man; adjective meaning black, used as noun.
grande: Big, large; adjective describing size.
señorita: Miss; title for an unmarried woman.
llamado: Called, named; past participle of llamar.
estaba: Was; imperfect tense of estar (to be).
sentado: Seated, sitting; past participle of sentar.
puerta: Door; the entrance or exit of a building.
podíamos: We could, were able to; imperfect of poder.
verlo: To see him; infinitive ver plus object pronoun lo.
bastante: Quite, enough, fairly; adverb of degree.
bien: Well, good; common adverb of manner.
porque: Because; conjunction giving reason or cause.
había: There was, there were; imperfect of haber.
luz: Light; illumination from a source.
detrás: Behind; adverb indicating position at the back.
Se: Himself, herself, themselves; reflexive pronoun.
levantó: He stood up, rose; preterite of levantarse.
estuvo: He was; preterite tense of estar.
estirando: Stretching; gerund of estirar, to stretch out.
cuello: Neck; the body part connecting head to shoulders.
como: Like, as, about; used for comparison or approximation.
minuto: Minute; a unit of time equal to sixty seconds.
escuchando: Listening; gerund of escuchar, to listen.
Entonces: Then, at that point; temporal connective adverb.
dijo: He said; preterite tense of decir (to say).
Quién: Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.
anda: Goes, walks around; present tense of andar.
ahí: There; adverb indicating a nearby location.
Escuchó: He listened; preterite tense of escuchar.
poco: A little, a bit; indicating small quantity.
más: More; adverb of quantity or comparison.
luego: Then, later; adverb indicating subsequent action.
bajó: He lowered, came down; preterite of bajar.
se: Himself, herself; reflexive pronoun, third person.
quedó: He stayed, remained; preterite of quedarse.
justo: Right, exactly; adverb meaning precisely or just.
nosotros: We, us; first-person plural subject pronoun.
casi: Almost, nearly; adverb indicating approximation.
podríamos: We could; conditional tense of poder (to be able).
haberlo: To have touched him; haber plus object pronoun lo.
tocado: Touched; past participle of tocar (to touch).
Pues: Well, so, then; filler word or connective.
seguramente: Surely, probably; adverb expressing likelihood.
pasaron: They passed; preterite of pasar (to pass).
minutos: Minutes; plural of minuto, units of time.
sin: Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
oyera: Would hear; imperfect subjunctive of oír (to hear).
ningún: No, not any; negative adjective before masculine noun.
sonido: Sound; a noise perceived by the ear.
todos: All, everyone; pronoun or adjective meaning all.
allí: There; adverb indicating a distant location.
tan: So, as; adverb used in comparisons of equality.
juntos: Together; adjective meaning in each other's company.
Empezó: It began, started; preterite of empezar.
picarme: To itch me; infinitive picar plus reflexive pronoun me.
lugar: Place, spot; a specific location or area.
tobillo: Ankle; the joint connecting the foot to the leg.
pero: But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception.
atrevía: I dared; imperfect of atreverse (to dare).
rascarme: To scratch myself; infinitive rascar plus pronoun me.
empezó: It started; preterite tense of empezar.
picar: To itch, sting; verb describing irritating sensation.
oreja: Ear; the external organ used for hearing.
después: After, then, later; adverb indicating subsequent time.
espalda: Back; the rear surface of the human torso.
hombros: Shoulders; plural, the joints connecting arms to torso.
Parecía: It seemed; imperfect of parecer (to seem).
iba: Was going; imperfect of ir (to go).
morir: To die; infinitive describing cessation of life.
si: If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause.
rascaba: I scratched; imperfect of rascar (to scratch).
desde: Since, from; preposition indicating starting point.
entonces: Then, since then; adverb of time or consequence.
he: I have; present perfect auxiliary, first person singular.
notado: Noticed, observed; past participle of notar.
eso: That; neutral demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
muchísimas: Very many times; superlative of mucho, feminine plural.
veces: Times; plural of vez, indicating repeated occurrences.
estás: You are; present tense of estar, second person.
gente: People; a group of persons in general.
distinguida: Distinguished, refined; adjective describing elegant people.
funeral: Funeral; a ceremony held after someone's death.
intentando: Trying; gerund of intentar (to try, attempt).
dormirte: To fall asleep; infinitive dormir plus reflexive pronoun te.
cuando: When; conjunction introducing a time clause.
tienes: You have; present tense of tener, second person.
sueño: Sleepiness, dream; feeling the need to sleep.
cualquier: Any, whatever; adjective indicating no specific preference.
donde: Where; relative adverb of place.
puedas: You can; present subjunctive of poder (to be able).
pues: Well, so; filler or connective conversational word.
te: You, yourself; second-person singular object pronoun.
picará: It will itch; future tense of picar.
todas: All; feminine plural adjective meaning every one.
partes: Parts, places; plural of parte, meaning spots.
mil: Thousand; the number 1000, used hyperbolically.
sitios: Places, spots; plural of sitio, meaning locations.
rato: A while, a short time; brief period of time.
Oye: Hey, listen; imperative of oír, calling attention.
quién: Who; interrogative pronoun asking about identity.
eres: You are; present tense of ser, second person.
Dónde: Where; interrogative adverb asking about location.
maten: They kill; present subjunctive of matar (to kill).
oí: I heard; preterite tense of oír (to hear).
algo: Something; indefinite pronoun referring to an unspecified thing.

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